Table 1 Social -economic and demographic characteristics of the study area
Indicators | National level | Mwanza Region | Source of data |
|---|---|---|---|
Population size | 34.4 million | 2.9 million | (NBS, 2006) |
Population growth rate | 2.90% | 3.2% | (NBS, 2010, URT., 2006) |
Total Fertility rate | 5.4 | 5.7% | (NBS, 2010, URT., 2006) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate(All method) | 34% | 15% | (NBS, 2010) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate(Modern method) | 27% | 12% | (NBS, 2010) |
Maternal Mortality ratio | 454/100000 | No data | (NBS, 2010) |
Neonatal Mortality rate | 26/1000 | 55/1000 | (NBS, 2010) |
Under five Mortality ratio | 81/1000 | 80/1000 | (NBS, 2010) |
Income poverty | 33.30% | 37.6% | (NBS, 2009) |
Food Poverty | 16.60% | 18.4% | (NBS, 2009) |
Unmet need for family planning | 21.6% | 26.7% | (NBS, 2005, Keogh et al., 2009) |